Kobe’s appeal in Texas takes a drop — again

Kobe Bryant is one of the most notorious villains in the NBA. Rival fans love to boo him because of his lifetime body of work in leading the Lakers to five world championships.

But Bryant’s appeal across Texas took another dip after some recent comments he made about the area’s beloved NFL team — the Dallas Cowboys.

While practicing in Dallas over the weekend, Bryant got in a shot at the Cowboys at the expense of his favorite team, the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Dallas Morning News reported that Bryant became particularly animated when he discussed the NFL labor strife and the potential of similar unrest in the NBA this summer. As noted Cowboy fan Joe Smith was walking past, Bryant said he would be crushed if his beloved Eagles didn’t play this season.

“I would, yeah, although in Dallas I don’t know how much they’d miss it because it’s not like they had one anyway,” Bryant told the News. “Isn’t that right, Joe? It wouldn’t be like you guys would miss a football season here. You didn’t have one anyway.”

Smith replied that that the Eagles didn’t win a championship, either.

“We went to the dance,” Bryant said. “Y’all had people popping champagne in your building. That’s not a good look.”

Don’t expect those comments to win Bryant many more friends or followers in Dallas or San Antonio anytime soon.